Description of Research Expertise

Dr. Mingyao Li joined the Biostatistics faculty in 2006. She is also a faculty member of the Genomics and Computational Biology graduate program. Her main research area is statistical genetics and genomics. In particular, she is interested in developing statistical methods and computational tools for identifying and characterizing genetic variants that influence susceptibility to complex diseases. Her current research work involves the analysis of high-throughput genetics/genomics data such as those generated from next-generation sequencing studies. She is particularly interested in the analysis of RNA sequencing data including single-cell RNA sequencing, and genetics of gene expression. In addition to methods development, Dr. Li is also interested in collaborating with researchers seeking to identify complex disease susceptibility genes. Her collaborative research includes studies of the genetics of cardiometabolic diseases and eye diseases. Dr. Li actively serves in the scientific community. She is an Associate Editor of Statistics in Biosciences, and is a regular member of the Genomics, Computational Biology and Technology study section and a member of the review committee of the Center for Inherited Disease Research of the NIH.